 This article is about a temporary monster in Avataro Sentai Donbrothers.
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- "There, there, there... Come work for me! Boys and girls! Come work for me!"
- ―Daiki's first words.[src]
Yamada (山田) is the director of Pheasant Consultant and Tsuyoshi's boss, who turns into an ancient ruins-themed Hitotsuki called Daiki (大鬼 lit. Great Demon) , possessing a Goggle-V Avataro Gear, out of his desire to have an excellent subordinate. He later evolves into Daiking (大鬼ング Daikingu).
History
Early Appearances
In his early appearances, Yamada is present in the meeting and scolds Tsuyoshi for being late. To add insult to injury, he even hated his presentation proposal for the redevelopment of a shopping district.
TV STORY-Don 2: Big Peach, Small Peach
In another occasion, Yamada introduces the staff to Taro and Tsuyoshi recognizes him from earlier as the delivery man who fixed his arm. Upon seeing him again, Taro thinks that they really must have a bond. Yamada asks if they know each other, Tsuyoshi tries timidly to respond they don’t know each other that well but is ignored. Yamada thinks that is perfect and assigns the two to work together on a consultation, much to Tsuyoshi’s shock. TV STORY-Don 4: Onigiri Oni
Another time is when Yamada praised Tsuyoshi for his proposal, which was approved, and it is considered the most innovative plan for the fiscal year. He is encouraged to keep up the good work. But later, Tsuyoshi returns to work and Yamada, furious, says that the company president wants to speak with Tsuyoshi in his office… TV STORY-Don 6: Short-Lived Pheasant
Another time is when Yamada asked Tsuyoshi what he was doing searching the name cards but was shocked when Tsuyoshi found something. TV STORY-Don 19: Hello Ghost
Daiki incident
At Pheasant Consultant, Tsuyoshi was sent to the office of his boss Yamada, who fires him for his lackluster efforts to salvage a restaurant’s sales revenue. In fact, Tsuyoshi’s advice seems to have sent the business into near bankruptcy. The President of Pheasant Consultant chewed out Yamada for having a poor-performing subordinate in sales of their consultation services. Poor Tsuyoshi is scared of his boss yelling at him and mortified that he is now unemployed.
Later on, Yamada exits the President’s office and is dreading the possibility that he could be next in line to be terminated from his job. Already overworked and lacking capable employees as well as the traumatic verbal lashing he just received from the president sends Yamada over the edge as he desires help at his company. In a fit of stress induced insanity, he becomes Daiki in his quest to find dependable workers.
Daiki kidnaps some children to turn into his employees, with the Donbrothers teleporting to the scene, though Taro is momentarily distracted as he was making a delivery before being teleported. Taro sees Daiki twirling his ribbon and encourages the team to dance, but Tsuyoshi is too exhausted from a day of hard manual labor and trips over his own feet, falling flat on his face. Everyone goes to check on him and Taro tells him to get it together, giving Daiki a chance to escape.
Back at Pheasant Consultant, Tsuyoshi is brought back into Yamada’s office, being forced to pay damages to the owner of the failing restaurant because of an invoice sent to the company on his lost sales. Tsuyoshi is naturally upset that things are getting worse for him and leaves worrying about how he can pay the owner. Infuriated about the invoice, Yamada again desires to find capable employees and turns into Daiki again.
Later, Daiki “recruits” more people until Jiro shows up, who wants the others to finish what they are doing and vows to take Daiki down by himself. He manages a few hits as Don Doragoku until the Noto Trio gang up on him to interfere. Dangerous Jiro takes over Jiro’s body as Don Torabolt to fight but Sonoza and Sononi hold him back so Sonoi can exterminate Daiki.
Taro arrives just in time to block Sonoi’s sword strike meant for Daiki and blasts him back with the Sharp Acute Slash. Taro’s praise of Jiro’s efforts to hold his own in a fight snaps Jiro back to normal and he reverts to Don Doragoku. The duo engage all three generals and push them back, with Sonoi eventually ordering a withdrawal from the battle. Daiki tries to sneak away but Taro notices him and the Hitotsuki is finished off with a combination attack.
Daiki becomes Daiking and Dangerous Jiro comes out when Taro attempts to fight it, aggressively claiming that he alone will defeat the giant Hitotsuki. Jiro drags his other half away pleading for him to focus on the fight ahead. Both change into their Robotaro forms and after a brief struggle with Robobolt, into Toradragonjin. Daiking proves to be a tough opponent, with his use of the ribbon yanking away Toradragonjin’s sword and tripping up the robot. Jiro tricks Daiking into a distraction and then after using a cube for an improvised projectile, finishes Daiking with the Jiro’s Hurricane. The purified Yamada wakes up in an alley, confused as to where he is and how he got there.
At Pheasant Consultant, Tsuyoshi is surprised and relieved to hear that he is keeping his job. Yamada got a call from the owner of Ristorante Bambus, who canceled the invoice and praised Tsuyoshi for his efforts to make up for his mistakes, as his sales are booming better than ever before. Yamada praises Tsuyoshi and encourages him to keep up the good work and everyone else in the office agrees. Yamada is counting on Tsuyoshi to keep being dependable, with Tsuyoshi joyfully shaking hands with his boss and promising to do his best. The two hug and cheer. TV STORY-Don 25: Hero-Worker
Post-Hitotsuki
TV STORY-Don 28: Secret's Secret
Personality
to be added
Forms
Daiki
- Height: 199 cm
- Weight: 239 kg
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Hitotsuking Transformation: When he is defeated, Daiki can evolve and grow into his Hitotsuking form.
Abilities
- Rhythmic Gymnastics Skills: Daiki is skilled in rhythmic gymnastics.
Weaknesses
to be added
Arsenal
- Ribbon: Daiki wields a ribbon in combat.
- Vanishing: With a single whip of his ribbon, Daiki can make anyone become a pink orb before disappear.
- Clubs: Daiki wields a clubs in combat.
- Ball: Daiki wields a ball in combat.
- Hula Hoop: Daiki wields a hula hoop in combat.
Daiking
After enlarging, he evolved into his Hitotsuking form called the Daiking (大鬼ング Daikingu).
- Height: 51.7 m
- Weight: 2119.7 tons
Powers and Abilities
Powers
to be added
Abilities
- Rhythmic Gymnastics Skills: Daiking is skilled in rhythmic gymnastics.
Weaknesses
to be added
Arsenal
- Ribbon: Daiking wields a ribbon in combat.
Behind the Scenes
Portrayal
- Yamada is portrayed by Kohtaro Taki (滝 晃太朗 Taki Kōtarō), who also respectively voiced his Hitotsuki and Hitotsuking forms.
Design
- Daiki's design is based on the statues and stone gates depicted in Atlantis, the jewel on his forehead references GoggleRed.
- Daiking's design is based on Chikyu Gattai Goggle Robo.
Etymology
- Dai is Japanese for “Great” and refers to Dai Sentai Goggle-V.
Notes
- Skin Name:
- Daiki: Rhythmic Gymnastics Ruins (新体操遺跡 Shintaisō Iseki)
- Daiking: Ribbon Competition (リボン競技 Ribon Kyōgi)
- Daiki's weapons usage represented Goggle-V's individual weapons:
- Daiki's use of ribbon is a reference to Goggle Pink's Pink Ribbon.
- Daiki's use of clubs is a reference to Goggle Black's Black Clubs.
- Daiki's use of ball is a reference to Goggle Yellow's Yellow Ball.
- Daiki's use of hula hoop is a reference to Goggle Blue's Blue Ring.
- Daiki is the first Hitotsuki to be based on a Sentai Team of the Showa era.
- Before his name was revealed in episode 25, Yamada was referred to as simply Director (部長 Buchō) in the credits of episodes he appears in.
Appearances
References
Footnotes